Iran activists tell BBC how threat of war intensifies trauma of repression
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure. Source link
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5 GOP battles that will drive the summer in Congress
While congressional Republicans have coalesced around a plan to fund immigration enforcement, there are plenty more intraparty battles that will make for rocky legislating for the summer. At the crux of many of the disputes is anxiety about the looming midterm elections that threaten to erase the GOP’s majority. That’s driving some Republicans to argue……
Pimco CIO Sees Risk of Fed Hiking Rates Due to Iran War, FT Says
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BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war
Inside Iran, the BBC has been speaking to people struggling with the impact of the war. The authorities have imposed an internet ban, but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane has been hearing from those traumatised by conflict and government repression. Read more on this story here. Source link
Trump says federal agencies ‘must buy American’
President Trump on Sunday said federal agencies “must buy American,” doubling down on his push to prioritize the use of products manufactured, developed and produced in the United States. “ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES MUST BUY AMERICAN — NO EXCUSES! For decades, Washington politicians sent your Taxpayer Dollars overseas, and let Foreign Countries rip us off while……
Iranian activist tells BBC how fear of war restarting intensifies trauma of repression
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure. Source link
Trump says Iran’s response to peace proposal is ‘unacceptable’
Tehran had earlier called for an end to the war in exchange for sanctions relief and the unfreezing of assets Source link
Trump call's Iran's proposal 'totally unacceptable'
President Trump on Sunday slammed the Iranian government’s response to his administration’s peace proposal. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform, “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” The Islamic Republic News Agency reported earlier Sunday that negotiators in Tehran submitted their response to……